KY SB 154
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to elections.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did KY SB 154 pass?
No. KY SB 154 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-23): to Committee on Committees (H)
What is KY SB 154 about?
Amend KRS 117.228 to remove Social Security cards and public benefits cards, which do not include a person's photograph, from the available list of additional documents that may be offered to establish identity when a person seeking to cast a ballot in an election cannot provide proof of identification as required in KRS 117.225.
Who sponsors KY SB 154?
A. Reed, M. Nunn, R. Mills and 2 others are the primary sponsors of KY SB 154.
Description
Amend KRS 117.228 to remove Social Security cards and public benefits cards, which do not include a person's photograph, from the available list of additional documents that may be offered to establish identity when a person seeking to cast a ballot in an election cannot provide proof of identification as required in KRS 117.225.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-02
- Latest action
- 2026-02-23 — to Committee on Committees (H)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- A. Reedprimary
- M. Nunnprimary
- R. Millsprimary
- D. Douglasprimary
- L. Tichenorprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-23
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-23
received in House
2026-02-20
3rd reading, passed 31-7
passage,reading-3
2026-02-19
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 20 2026
2026-02-19
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-18
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-02-09
to State & Local Government (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-02
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-02
introduced in Senate
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
PASS SB 154
2026-02-20 · pass · 31-7
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- West: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Williams: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wise: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Berg: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Webb: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
- Thomas: no
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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